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A description of the remains of Trilobites
from the
Lower Silurian rocks of the
Mersey River district, Tasmania

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Etheridge, Robert (Jnr) 1882, 'A description of the remains of Trilobites
from the
Lower Silurian rocks of the
Mersey River district, Tasmania', Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, pp. 150-163.

Abstract

I am indebted to the kindness of Mr. T. Stephens, M.A.,F.G.S., for an opportunity of examining the fossils which form the subject of the present communication to the Society.They represent two localities and two horizons, geologicallyspeaking. The first and largest parcel, consisting almostwholly of Trilobite remains, is from the Mersey River district,North Tasmania, whilst the other fossils are from a conglomerateof unknown age at Table Cape. It will perhaps bebest to consider the two as distinct from one another.

In 1843 the Horticultural and Botanical Society of Van Diemen's Land was founded and became the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science in 1844. In 1855 its name changed to Royal Society of Tasmania for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science. In 1911 the name was shortened to Royal Society of Tasmania.